with the exception of; excepting; excluding
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be able to manage somehow or another
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be worried; to be troubled
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how; in what way; circumstances
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade